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Route Reliability

Portland → Newark

PWM–EWR · 284 miles · Portland International Jetport to Newark Liberty International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
1,348
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,348 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PWM–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

PWM–EWR flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 77%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(186 flights)
  • Tue85%(184 flights)
  • Wed83%(187 flights)
  • Thu80%(192 flights)
  • Fri81%(195 flights)
  • Sat78%(165 flights)
  • Sun82%(184 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(481 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(264 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(24 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(308 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(215 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 78% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%67
July 202577%108
August 202584%122
September 202585%114
October 202578%144
November 202576%108
December 202575%102
January 202678%99
February 202694%81
March 202679%113
April 202678%119
May 202691%116

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Based on 1,348 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.